High Gasoline, Airline Prices Hitting Vacationers Hard

Gas prices are dropping across the Chicago area, but remain highest in nation. (Credit: CBS)

CHICAGO (CBS) — Your summer vacation could cost a lot more this year.

The good news is that gas prices are down from their highs but, Trilby Lundberg says the latest Lundberg survey shows Chicagoans are still paying the highest in the nation, WBBM Newsradio’s Regine Schlesinger reports.

A combination of high fuel prices and less competition because of mergers in the airline industry has air fares soaring this summer.